Henri Grimal (19 July 1910 – 3 November 2012
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British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts e ...

, the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the ...

and the history of

decolonisation Decolonization or decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on independence m ...

. Agrégé d'histoire (1939), he taught at the

lycée Janson-de-Sailly Lycée Janson de Sailly is a ''lycée'' located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The ''lycéens'' of Janson are called ''les jansoniens'' and they usually refer to their high school as Janson, or JdS. It is the biggest academic inst ...

, the

lycée Henri-IV The Lycée Henri-IV is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, it is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and demanding sixth-form colleges (''lycées'') in France. The school educates more than ...

, the

lycée Louis-le-Grand The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (), also referred to simply as Louis-le-Grand or by its acronym LLG, is a public Lycée (French secondary school, also known as sixth form college) located on rue Saint-Jacques in central Paris. It was founded in the ...

, the

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, as well as at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

Works (selection)

* 1948: ''Derrière les barricades'', Éditions Bourrelier * 1956: ''Agricola, de Tacite'',

Éditions Hachette Hachette () is a French publisher. Founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette ...

* 1962: ''Le Commonwealth'', Presses universitaires de France * 1962: ''Histoire du Commonwealth britannique'', Presses universitaires de France * 1965: ''La Décolonisation, 1919-1963'', Librairie

Armand Colin Armand Colin is a French publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It specializes in publishing works concerning human sciences, economics and education. Among its best-known publications are the "U" collection begun in 1968, an ...

prix Broquette-Gonin The prix Broquette-Gonin was a former prize awarded by the Académie française. It rewarded four disciplines: history, literature, philosophy and poetry. A separate prize was awarded by subject. Prix Broquette-Gonin (history) The prix Broque ...

of the Académie Française (1966) (reprints in 1967, 1970, 1985 and 1999 , and in 1978 by

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: ''Decolonialization : the British, Dutch, French and Belgian Empires: 1919-1963'') * 1971: ''De l'Empire britannique au Commonwealth'', Librairie Armand Colin (rééd. 1999). Henri Grimal also published in 2005 the first volume of his souvenirs: ''L'Envol'', at Presses de l'université des Sciences sociales de Toulouse, an account of his young years in the region of his native village in the 1920s.

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''Henri Grimal, La décolonisation, de 1919 à 1963''. (compte rendu)
on Persée
Decolonization: The British, French, Dutch and Belgian Empires, 1919-1963 by Henri Grimal
on JSTOR {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimal, Henri Winners of the Prix Broquette-Gonin (literature) 20th-century French historians People from Aveyron 1910 births 2012 deaths French centenarians Men centenarians